National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Anti-narcotics agency · 150 reports
- People arrested
- 1,789
- Cannabis seized
- 4,462.84 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
Man remanded in Ibadan over 3.9kg cannabis after guilty plea
An Ibadan court remanded Damilola Bashir to the Agodi custodial facility on 10 November 2026 after he pleaded guilty to dealing in 3.945 kilograms of cannabis sativa. NDLEA operatives arrested him on 2 September in Eleyele with a sack of cannabis, and the judge adjourned the case to 18 January for review of facts and judgment.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 3.945 kgEdo NDLEA October scorecard: 75 held and 8 cannabis farms destroyed
Nigeria's NDLEA in Edo State said its October 2026 operations arrested 75 suspected traffickers and seized 2,492.7 kg of cannabis, including 702.83 kg found in a car at Otuo. The command also said it destroyed eight cannabis farms covering 5.73 hectares.
Arrested 75Area 5.7 haCannabis 2.4926973 tNDLEA finds 201 kg of cannabis in a car on an Edo road
NDLEA operatives stopped a car on the Auchi-Ibillo Road in Akoko Edo, Edo State, and seized 19 bags of cannabis weighing 201 kg in a roundup of cannabis seizures reported on 8 November 2026. The same roundup reported a Benin City drug-joint raid, three arrests at a Taraba checkpoint with 226.255 kg of compressed cannabis, and further raids in Ondo and Lagos.
Arrested 3Cannabis 201 kg3 held with 226 kg of cannabis at Taraba checkpoint
NDLEA officers arrested three men at the Lankaviri checkpoint in Yorro, Taraba State, with 283 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 226.255 kg. The suspects were held with separate consignments ranging from 47 to 156 blocks.
Arrested 3Cannabis 226.255 kgNDLEA seizes 1,818 kg of cannabis in Ondo and destroys a one-hectare farm
NDLEA operatives recovered 1,818 kg of cannabis packed in 148 bags in a raid on Odofin Road, Uso, in Ondo State, destroyed a one-hectare cannabis farm in Board Forest and recovered a further 242 kg. Officers arrested 36-year-old Itoro Linus Akpan in operations reported on 8 November 2026.
Arrested 1Area 1 haCannabis 2.06 tMan arrested with 6.07 kg of cannabis at Marine Beach, Apapa
NDLEA operatives arrested a 32-year-old man at Marine Beach in Apapa, Lagos, on 6 November 2026 and found 6.07 kg of cannabis in a small store inside the sitting room of his apartment. The seizure was announced with opioids, tramadol, pregabalin and codeine recovered in the same search.
Arrested 1Man held with 216 kg of cannabis and seeds in Ekiti's Osin Forest
NDLEA operatives arrested a 53-year-old man at Osin Forest in Osin Ekiti, Ekiti State, on 5 November 2026 with 216 kilograms of cannabis and cannabis seeds. The agency announced the arrest in a roundup of raids across several states, also listing seizures in Lagos, Ondo, Edo, Delta and Taraba, issued on Sunday 8 November 2026.
Arrested 1Cannabis 216 kg2 held as 16.15 kg of Loud found in sofas from Houston at Lagos airport
NDLEA officers found 16.15 kg of Loud cannabis hidden in two wooden sofas from Houston at Lagos airport on 4 November 2026. A freight agent who came to clear the cargo and a caterer who came to collect it were arrested.
Arrested 2Cannabis 16.15 kgNDLEA asks the Oba of Benin to back a plan to move cannabis farmers to cassava
NDLEA chairman Buba Marwa asked the Oba of Benin on 4 November 2026 to support the agency's Alternative Development Programme, which persuades cannabis growers to switch to cassava, yam and maize. The programme's Ondo State pilot began in January 2026, and the agency now plans to launch it in Edo State.
Three hectares of cannabis farms destroyed in two Nasarawa council areas
The NDLEA's Nasarawa State command destroyed cannabis farms of about 1.5 hectares each in Awe and Kokona Local Government Areas, its new commander CN Saidu Daniel said at Government House, Lafia. Governor Abdullahi Sule told the agency to search out and destroy cannabis farms on ungoverned land in the state.
Area 3 haSites 2Lagos airport cargo from UK held with 1.2 kg cannabis among snack parcels
NDLEA officers at Lagos airport found 1.20 kilogrammes of cannabis in two of nine parcels hidden in cartons of snacks from the United Kingdom, and arrested a 51-year-old freight agent who came to clear them. The other seven parcels held chemicals for making synthetic cannabis, and a sting in late October 2026 led to a second arrest.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.2 kg46 blocks of cannabis bound for the UK seized at Lagos courier firms
NDLEA operatives at courier companies in Lagos intercepted 46 blocks of cannabis weighing 22.2 kg packed in two cartons bound for the United Kingdom on 3 November 2026. The agency announced the export seizure in a roundup of other operations and reported no arrest over the consignment.
Cannabis 22.2 kgCustoms seizes 3.4 tonnes of cannabis, arrests six in Lagos
Nigeria Customs Federal Operations Unit Zone 'A' arrested six suspects and seized 3,407.83kg of cannabis during four weeks of operations announced in Ikeja, Lagos. Acting Comptroller Oladapo Afeni said the drugs and suspects would be handed to the NDLEA for investigation and prosecution.
Arrested 6Cannabis 3.40783 t2 held as Lagos police uncover indoor cannabis farm in Apapa
Lagos State police raided a residential property in Apapa on 2 November 2026 and uncovered a suspected high-tech indoor cannabis cultivation facility. Polish national Thomas Razvickas and Nigerian James Chisome were arrested and remain in custody while police investigate the operation's scale and links.
Arrested 240-year-old arrested trying to throw cannabis into Kano prison
Correctional officers in Kano arrested a 40-year-old man who allegedly tried to throw suspected cannabis over the perimeter wall into the Medium Security Custodial Centre at Kurmawa. The suspect, said to be from Janguza Quarters, was handed to the NDLEA for investigation as the prison command restated its zero-tolerance stance on contraband.
Arrested 1Seven held as 178.85 kg of cannabis seized in Kano raid
NDLEA officers raided Tashan Banke in Kano State and arrested seven suspects including Faisal Adamu, seizing 178.85 kg of cannabis. The agency announced the raid on 1 November 2026 as part of a nationwide roundup; weights for other tablets found were not given.
Arrested 7Cannabis 178.85 kg30-year-old held with 10.54 kg of skunk and 9.4 kg of seeds at Ozoro
NDLEA operatives arrested a 30-year-old suspect at Ozoro in Delta State's Isoko North Local Government Area on 31 October 2026 with 10.54 kilograms of skunk and 9.4 kilograms of cannabis seeds. The arrest was announced in a nationwide roundup of cannabis seizures and arrests issued by the agency on 8 November 2026.
Arrested 1Cannabis 10.54 kg68-year-old held with 236.6 kg of skunk in Sokoto
NDLEA Zone 7 officers arrested 68-year-old Ibrahim Ayuba in Sokoto on 31 October 2026 with 236.6 kg of skunk after acting on credible intelligence. The agency announced the arrest in its 1 November roundup of operations across seven states.
Arrested 1Cannabis 236.6 kgTwo men held loading 554 kg of skunk into truck in Igboora
NDLEA officers arrested Oguntona Nasiru and Soji Balogun in Igboora on 29 October 2026 while they were loading 554 kg of skunk into a Volvo truck. The agency said the raid targeted a dealer known as Omo Oba, who escaped an earlier seizure of 309.5 kg.
Arrested 2Cannabis 554 kgNDLEA destroys a 1.646-hectare cannabis plantation in Edo
NDLEA and soldiers destroyed a cannabis plantation covering 1.646 hectares at Eko Camp, near Illushi, Edo, on 28 October 2026. The agency estimated a potential yield of 4,115.53 kg and reported arresting a 50-year-old woman with 301 kg of processed cannabis.
Arrested 1Area 1.6 haCannabis 477 kgLagos court jails woman 18 months over 1.1kg cannabis
Justice Akintayo Aluko jailed businesswoman Jumoke Akinusi for 18 months, or a 500,000 naira fine, after she pleaded guilty to exporting 1.10 kilograms of cannabis to Cape Verde. The NDLEA said she sent the drug through Murtala Muhammed International Airport on 14 August 2026.
Charged 1Cannabis 1.1 kgPrison 18 monthsFine NGN 500,000Motorist held with 1,027 kg skunk on expressway
NDLEA officers patrolling the Zaria-Kaduna Expressway stopped 29-year-old Mohammed Musa with 31 jumbo bags and 775 blocks of skunk weighing a combined 1,027 kg. The arrest featured in the agency's 11 October 2026 nationwide operations roundup.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.027 tNDLEA seizes 976 kg of skunk in two Lagos bus interceptions
NDLEA officers intercepted two buses in Lagos on 25 October 2026 and seized 976 kg of skunk, a potent cannabis strain: 537 kg on Kudirat Abiola Way in Ikeja and 439 kg on the Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway. The agency said the cannabis was moving from the Island to the Mainland; no arrests were reported for the seizures.
Cannabis 976 kgNDLEA raids Ijare forest cannabis farms, arrests four and seizes 180 kg
NDLEA operatives raided cannabis farms in Ijare forest, Ondo State, on 25 October 2026 and arrested four men, three of them named as Bassey Okon, 24, Abraham Edet, 20, and Oto Udo, 24. Officers recovered 16 bags of processed cannabis weighing 180 kg; the agency reported no plant count, farm area or value for the seizure.
Arrested 4Cannabis 180 kgPolice hand NDLEA suspect with 112 blocks of cannabis in Taraba
Police in Bali, Taraba State, handed a suspect arrested at Dakka village to the NDLEA on 23 October 2026 with 112 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 81.49 kg.
Arrested 1Cannabis 81.49 kgMan held with 95 blocks of cannabis at Taraba checkpoint
NDLEA officers arrested 39-year-old Raiyanu Misa at the Lankaviri checkpoint in Yorro, Taraba State, on 23 October 2026 with 95 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 60.175 kg.
Arrested 1Cannabis 60.175 kgThree held as SCID uncovers cannabis garden at Kadarko
State CID operatives on anti-crime patrol arrested Aondaver Dominic, Sylvanus Umoor and Peter Tar at Sabongida Bature and Gidan Kparev villages in Kadarko, Keana LGA, on 22 October 2026, recovering dry and fresh leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. A search of a garden behind the suspects' residence found more cannabis allegedly under cultivation; all exhibits were secured for NDLEA handover.
Arrested 3Man held with 159 blocks of cannabis in Kano's Gerawa area
NDLEA operatives arrested 30-year-old Murtala Lawan in the Gerawa area of Kano State on 22 October 2026, recovering 159 blocks of cannabis weighing 97.2 kg.
Arrested 1Cannabis 97.2 kgLast Card held with 379 kg of cannabis in Bauchi sacks
NDLEA operatives arrested 45-year-old Jamilu Mustapha, known as Last Card, at Nasaru Town in Ningi, Bauchi State, on 21 October 2026, seizing 379 kg of cannabis packed in seven large sacks.
Arrested 1Cannabis 379 kgUS-based grandmother held with 9.45 kg of loud at Lagos airport
The NDLEA arrested 62-year-old Nigerian-American Anetor Gloria Ubong at Lagos airport on 21 October 2026 with 9.45 kg of high-grade cannabis in her luggage off a United Airlines flight from Houston. She said relatives gave her the box for delivery in Nigeria.
Arrested 1Cannabis 9.45 kg583 kg of abandoned cannabis recovered from Ondo farm
NDLEA operatives raided a farm at Board-Ala in Akure South, Ondo State, on 20 October 2026 on intelligence and recovered 56 bags of abandoned cannabis weighing 583 kg. No arrests were reported.
Cannabis 583 kgNDLEA arrests Helen Samson with 6 kg of skunk at Warri junction
NDLEA operatives arrested 46-year-old Helen Bakporo Samson, who uses a wheelchair, at Enhere Junction in Warri on 19 October 2026 with 6 kg of skunk. The agency announced the seizure among other drug recoveries across nine states; the reports name no further legal steps.
Arrested 1Cannabis 6 kgNDLEA arrests Ibadan man after 197.8 kg cannabis seized at his home
NDLEA officers who seized 197.8 kg of cannabis sativa from Fajana Dada Oluwaseyi’s house in Ibadan on 16 September 2026 arrested the 41-year-old on 19 October in Adamasingba after he had initially escaped the first raid.
Arrested 1Cannabis 197.8 kgNDLEA holds three with 496.5 kg of cannabis in Igabi raid
NDLEA Kaduna operatives raided Kayimi village in Igabi and arrested Mohammed Sani, 48, Zaharadeen Shafiu, 29, and Yakubu Abdullahi, 20, with 496.5 kg of cannabis sativa in operations reported in mid-October 2026.
Arrested 3Cannabis 496.5 kgTwo Edo cannabis farms destroyed, 547 kg seized and burnt
The NDLEA destroyed two cannabis farms in Ugbada Forest, Uzebba, on 18 October 2026, burning 450 kg of processed cannabis and keeping 97 kg as exhibits. A 42-year-old woman was arrested nearby with 35 kg.
Arrested 1Cannabis 582 kgNDLEA destroys 7,500 kg of skunk on three-hectare Ondo farm
Acting on intelligence, Ondo NDLEA raided a cannabis farm in the Okemoro Isinbode camp forest on 17 October, destroying 7,500 kg of skunk on three hectares and arresting five named suspects. Officers also kept 1,281 kg of exhibits, including seeds and fresh stems.
Arrested 5Area 3 haCannabis 7.5 tNDLEA seizes 375 kg of cannabis after trailing a suspect in Owo
Ondo NDLEA operatives tracked 53-year-old Okunebe Ndidi to a hideout in Ameyinti on 16 October 2026 and recovered 25 bags of cannabis weighing 375 kg. He was arrested; further charges or court dates were not reported.
Arrested 1Cannabis 375 kg85-year-old widow held with 179 kg of cannabis in Edo raids
NDLEA Edo Command arrested 85-year-old widow Grace Ehimeka, known as Mama Grace, with 15 bags of cannabis weighing 179 kg at her Warake home on 16 October 2026, alongside five others in coordinated Owan East raids totalling 407.39 kg of cannabis; she confessed and blamed hardship.
Arrested 6Cannabis 407.39 kg511 g of skunk found in palm-oil gallon of Jeddah-bound flyer
NDLEA officers stopped Fatimah Ahmad at Kano airport on 16 October 2026 during outward clearance of an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Jeddah and found 511.75 g of skunk in a gallon of palm oil in her luggage. Her cousin, who gave her the gallon, was arrested at the car park.
Arrested 2Cannabis 511.75 gEstate agent jailed six years in Lagos over 32.2 kg of cannabis from Canada
An estate agent, Salami Abideen Jide, pleaded guilty on 15 October 2026 at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, to procuring and importing 32.2 kilograms of cannabis sativa from Canada, and was and the judge sentenced him to six years in prison, with the option of a six million naira fine.
Charged 1Prison six years (reported as three years on each of two counts, running concurrently)Fine NGN 6,000,000NDLEA finds 265 kg of cannabis in an abandoned car on the Bauchi–Gombe road
NDLEA officers on patrol along the Bauchi–Gombe road on 14 October 2026 recovered 291 blocks of cannabis weighing 265 kg from an abandoned vehicle at Tudun Natsira village. No occupant was found and no arrest was reported.
Cannabis 265 kgSouth African woman held with 32.74 kg of Thai Loud at Port Harcourt airport
NDLEA officers and Customs arrested a South African woman at Port Harcourt International Airport with 30 parcels of Thai Loud, a cannabis strain, weighing 32.74 kg. The agency said she had flown in from Thailand via Doha and had trafficked through other African countries.
Arrested 1Cannabis 32.74 kgNDLEA destroys 10 Edo State cannabis farms and arrests 42 in September
The Edo State Command of Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested 42 suspected drug traffickers in September 2026 and destroyed 10 cannabis farms covering 3.69 hectares, with an estimated yield of 9,248 kg. Commander Mitchell Ofoyeju said 20 of those arrested were men and 22 women, and put the command's September haul at 9,520 kg of illicit substances.
Arrested 42Area 3.7 haCannabis 9.2482575 tNDLEA arrests man with 351 kg of cannabis in Oba-Ile apartment
NDLEA officers raided an apartment at Oba-Ile, Akure, on 5 October 2026 and arrested 42-year-old Tunde Adebayo with 35 bags of cannabis weighing 351 kg, as part of the agency's nationwide operations roundup announced on 11 October.
Arrested 1Cannabis 351 kgEdo: NDLEA intercepts truck with 702 kg of cannabis in 1,049 blocks at Otuo
NDLEA officers in Edo stopped a Toyota Camry truck at Otuo in Owan East on 5 October 2026 and seized 1,049 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 702.83 kilograms, arresting Monday Orji, Monday Lawal and Precious Uduegele. The agency announced the haul in an October operations bulletin alongside other state seizures.
Arrested 3Cannabis 702.83 kgNDLEA and Army destroy cannabis farm in Adamawa
The NDLEA Michika Area Command with the Army's 271 Task Force Battalion destroyed a cannabis farm in the mountains of Grang village, Zah, and recovered 30 bags of dried cannabis weighing 428 kg. The targeted suspect, Baba Luka Lada Drang, fled and is being hunted.
Cannabis 428 kgNDLEA seizes over 1.4 tonnes of Loud at Lagos and Onne ports
In a statement on 4 October 2026, the NDLEA announced seizures of cannabis consignments worth over N5 billion at three ports: 161 parcels of Thai Loud (124 kg) hidden in refrigerators in a Bangkok container at Apapa, 2,595 parcels of Canadian Loud (1,297.5 kg) in vehicles at Tin Can Island, and 22 kg of Loud at Onne alongside codeine syrup.
Cannabis 1.4435 tNDLEA arrests woman with 1.1 tonnes of cannabis in Cross River
NDLEA officers raided Iyala Nkun village in Ikom on 4 October 2026 and arrested 46-year-old Adama Inuwa with 181 bags of cannabis weighing about 1,100 kg, plus 17.15 kg of cannabis seeds. She is in custody while investigations into supply networks continue.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.1 tLagos court jails Chinese woman two years for 31 kg cannabis import
A Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced 60-year-old Chinese woman Ting Hong Kiong to two years in prison after she pleaded guilty to importing 31 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa. The judge ordered the term to run from her arrest at Murtala Muhammed International Airport on 17 May 2026, and the court imposed no option of a fine.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 31 kgPrison 2 yearsNDLEA destroys 20,234 kg of cannabis on an Osun farm
Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency destroyed 20,234 kg of skunk on an 8.0936-hectare cannabis farm in Area 4, Ife South, Osun State, on 30 September 2026. The agency's statement, published on 4 October, reported no arrests at the farm.
Area 8.1 haCannabis 20.234 tNDLEA and Army destroy two cannabis farms in Edo, arrest two growers
NDLEA Edo Command with soldiers destroyed two cannabis farms spanning 0.54 ha at Eko Camp, Illushi, on 23 September 2026, with an estimated yield of 1,360.23 kg plus 107 kg of processed cannabis and seeds. Farmers Ajeh Egwuda, 43, and Nonso Ajodhe were arrested.
Arrested 2Cannabis 1.46723 tNDLEA harvests 28 kg of fresh cannabis from a Yola South home and farm
Adamawa NDLEA arrested 30-year-old Samson Raymond in Modire, Yolde Pate, after intelligence led officers to harvest suspected cannabis at his house and on a riverside farm, weighing 28 kg in total.
Arrested 1Cannabis 28 kgSuspected fake police officer and accomplice held with 292.48 kg of skunk in Asaba
Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested 49-year-old Innocent Ekpe, who allegedly posed as a police deputy superintendent, and 39-year-old Nduka Joseph on the Benin-Onitsha expressway in Asaba on 16 September 2026. Officers found 292.48 kg of skunk in Ekpe's silver Toyota Sienna; the agency said he used a forged police identity card to pass checkpoints.
Arrested 2Cannabis 292.48 kgNigeria Customs finds 1.2 tonnes of cannabis from Canada at Tin Can port
Nigeria Customs officers at Tin Can Island Port found 1,201.83 kg of cannabis products in two 40-foot containers from Canada, one load of Delta-8 cookies and gummies and one of Cannabis Indica. Customs valued the combined seizures at N3.674 billion and said they would be handed to the NDLEA for investigation.
Cannabis 1.20183 tNDLEA destroys two-hectare cannabis farm in Ondo, arrests four
NDLEA officers raided a two-hectare cannabis farm in Ita-Ogbolu forest, Ondo State, on 15 September 2026, destroying about 5,000 kg of skunk and arresting four suspects. Officers kept 48 kg of dried and fresh cannabis from the site as exhibits for prosecution.
Arrested 4Area 2 haCannabis 5.048 tNDLEA destroys five cannabis farms across 2.27 ha in Edo
The Edo State Command of Nigeria's NDLEA destroyed five cannabis farms covering 2.269668 hectares in Usen, Igwe-Oke and Ogboha forests and arrested three suspects in separate operations announced on 14 September 2026. The command put the farms' estimated yield at 5,674.17 kg and separately seized 7.1 kg of cannabis with tramadol, codeine and diazepam consignments.
Arrested 3Area 2.3 haCannabis 5.67417 tNDLEA seizes 2.3 tonnes of drugs and burns 4,832 kg of skunk in Edo
Nigeria's NDLEA said it intercepted more than 2.3 tonnes of assorted illicit drugs, including synthetic cannabis known as Colorado, in a nationwide roundup, and destroyed 4,832.56 kg of skunk on farms in Edo State. It named 17 people arrested, among them a real estate agent who collected a UK-linked consignment at Lagos airport and a 70-year-old woman held with 110 bags of cannabis.
Arrested 17Navy arrests three with 71 kg of suspected cannabis on River Niger
Nigerian Navy Ship LUGARD intercepted a wooden commercial boat near Chintako Community Jetty in Bassa Local Government Area on 8 September 2026 and arrested three suspected traffickers. The consignment was 71 kg of substance suspected to be Cannabis sativa, and the Navy handed the suspects and drugs to Kogi State's NDLEA on 9 September.
Arrested 3Cannabis 71 kgNDLEA destroys a four-hectare cannabis farm in Efon forest
During nationwide raids in early September 2026 NDLEA operatives destroyed a four-hectare cannabis farm in the Efon-Alaaye forest area of Ekiti State and recovered 117 kg of harvested skunk. The agency arrested Chuks Alex, 50, and Asafa Adekunle, 35.
Arrested 2Area 4 haCannabis 117 kgNDLEA finds 2,145 kg of cannabis hidden in a fuel tanker on the Akoko–Lokoja road
On 4 September 2026 NDLEA officers chased a 20,000-litre fuel tanker registered MKA 960 XC on the Akoko–Lokoja expressway in Ondo State after the driver refused to stop. He abandoned the vehicle at a church in Ugbe Akoko and fled; a hidden compartment held 165 bags of cannabis weighing 2,145 kg beside fuel said to be bound for Jos.
Cannabis 2.145 tNDLEA destroys a 0.496-hectare cannabis farm at Ukaro Forest
The NDLEA destroyed a 0.496-hectare cannabis farm at Ukaro Forest in Edo on 18 August 2026, arrested three men and recovered 5.5 kg of processed cannabis. The agency estimated the farm's potential yield at 1,240.9 kg.
Arrested 3Area 0.5 haCannabis 5.5 kgNDLEA destroys two cannabis farms in Edo and makes eleven arrests
Nigeria's drug agency destroyed 1.85 hectares of cannabis in the Igbanke forest and arrested eleven people, nine of them young men at one spot in Benin City. An opposition politician called the burning of farms a waste: "You cannot burn your way out of poverty."
Arrested 11Area 1.9 haCannabis 12.4 kgNigeria seizes 6.8 tonnes of Canadian cannabis at Lagos port
Nigeria's NDLEA took custody of 6,778.5 kg of Canadian Loud cannabis at Apapa Port on 1 July 2026 after joint examinations of two containers on 15 and 24 June. The agency said its units tracked the shipments from Canada with the RCMP and Customs; no arrests were reported.
Cannabis 6.7785 t4.1 tonnes of Canadian Loud seized at Tincan port, Lagos
Nigerian officers seized more than 4.1 tonnes of Canadian Loud cannabis hidden in vehicles inside a container at Tincan Island port in Lagos. The container had travelled from Toronto via Montreal and Tanger Med, in an operation involving Nigerian services with United States and Canadian partners.
Cannabis 4.1 tSoldiers and NDLEA destroy 37,500 kg of skunk on 15 hectares at Orogun
On Tuesday 12 May 2026 NDLEA operatives supported by soldiers raided a cannabis farm at Orogun in Ughelli North, Delta State, destroying 37,500 kilograms of skunk on 15 hectares and recovering 55.4 kilograms more while arresting 30-year-old Godwin Vincent Osadera.
Arrested 1Area 15 haCannabis 37.5 tNDLEA destroys 27,500 kg of skunk on 11 hectares at Ejeonu
On Sunday 10 May 2026 NDLEA teams backed by soldiers raided a cannabis farm at Ejeonu in Ukwuani, Delta State, destroying 27,500 kilograms of skunk on 11 hectares and recovering 22.9 kilograms more. A follow-up operation at Obiaruku led to the arrest of 52-year-old Ifeanyichukwu Peter.
Arrested 1Area 11 haCannabis 27.5 tEdo NDLEA intercepts two beer trucks carrying 7,245 kg of skunk cannabis
NDLEA Edo command seized 483 bags of skunk cannabis weighing 7,245 kg from two articulated trucks disguised as beer loads on the Auchi–Abuja road on 11 April 2026, arresting five men and valuing the haul at about 724.5 million naira.
Arrested 5Cannabis 7.245 tKano court jails Jonathan Nuhu for 15 years over 116 bags of cannabis
On 17 March 2026 Justice M.N. Yunusa of the Federal High Court in Kano sentenced Jonathan Nuhu, 45, of Kanke in Plateau State, to 15 years for unlawful possession of cannabis. NDLEA had arrested him on 20 July 2023 near Wudil Bridge with 116 bags; he was already on bail from a 2021 Jigawa sentence for a similar offence.
Prison 15 yearsNDLEA officer killed in a drug raid on Bonny Island; six arrested
Armed hoodlums attacked NDLEA operatives raiding a drug enclave at Ama Hausa on Bonny Island, fatally wounding Chief Narcotic Agent Sadiq Bako Mujahid. Officers still arrested six suspects and seized cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, skunk cannabis and tramadol.
Arrested 6Deaths 1NDLEA arrests wanted 65-year-old in Ibadan with 238.4 kg skunk
NDLEA operatives arrested wanted 65-year-old Fatima Ilori, known as Mama Kerosine, with 35-year-old Olusanya Abosede in Ibadan on 29 December 2025. The intelligence-led arrest followed the seizure of 238.4 kg of skunk linked to Ilori.
Arrested 2Cannabis 238.4 kgNDLEA destroys 77.5 hectares of cannabis farms in Edo in 2025 campaign
Edo State's NDLEA command destroyed nine cannabis farms covering 77.5 hectares, with an estimated yield of 193,491 kg, between January and November 2025, and plans to turn the land over to food crops.
Area 77.5 haCannabis 193.4911 tNDLEA destroys 25.4 tonnes of seized drugs in Kebbi, mostly cannabis
The NDLEA in Kebbi State publicly destroyed 25,381.495 kg of seized drugs in Birnin Kebbi on 15 November 2025, including 16,951.105 kg of cannabis sativa. The agency said the destruction followed a Federal High Court order under the NDLEA Act.
Cannabis 16.951105 tNDLEA seizes 2,477 kg of drugs and destroys 3 farms in Edo October raids
Edo State drug command said its October operations arrested 39 suspects and seized 2,477.59 kg of narcotics, almost all cannabis, while destroying three cannabis farms covering 6.71 hectares. Eleven people were convicted in October, with 121 cases pending before the Federal High Court in Benin City.
Arrested 39Convicted 11Area 6.7 haCannabis 19.25485 tEdo court jails eleven drug offenders for 79 years with hard labour
The Federal High Court in Benin City sentenced eleven drug offenders, nine men and two women, to a combined 79 years with hard labour in October 2025, including 15 years for wanted cannabis baron Alaba Monday, as announced by NDLEA Edo commander Mitchell Ofoyeju on 6 November.
Charged 11Area 0.7 haCannabis 129.276 kgPrison 79 years with hard labour in totalNDLEA raid on Lagos nightclub Proxy nets owner and 384.9 kg of Loud
NDLEA operatives raided Proxy Nightclub on Victoria Island, Lagos, in the early hours of 26 October 2025 and detained over 100 people, including club owner Pretty Mike. The agency said it seized 384.882 kg of Canadian Loud, a cannabis strain, and other substances from the club's store and later filed a forfeiture suit; guests were released and the club owner and his manager held.
Arrested 100Released 100Cannabis 384.882 kgNDLEA destroys 10,143 kg of cannabis and 74.8 hectares of farms in Ondo
Ondo State's NDLEA command destroyed 74.8 hectares of cannabis farms and seized 10,143 kg of cannabis in a ten-month campaign, securing 52 convictions with 135 cases pending.
Area 74.8 haCannabis 10.143053 tNDLEA destroys 125,750 kg of cannabis in Ekiti forests and arrests three growers
Between 17 and 20 October 2025, NDLEA's Ekiti command destroyed 125,750 kilogrammes of cannabis on farms in the Igbara Odo and Ilawe Ekiti forests, recovered another 3,456 kilogrammes, and arrested three men caught on one plantation, using hired labourers to uproot the fields.
Arrested 3Area 51 haCannabis 125.75 tNDLEA destroys 66 tonnes of cannabis and arrests 54 in Edo September raids
Edo State drug command said its September operations destroyed six cannabis plantations covering 26.43 hectares and seized 1,506 kg of narcotics, arresting 54 suspects. Officers also intercepted a charcoal-laden truck with 1,025 kg of cannabis on Wareke-Auchi Road.
Arrested 54Area 26.4 haCannabis 67.58083 tAdamawa NDLEA destroys 6-hectare farm, seizes 367kg cannabis
NDLEA's Adamawa command said its September 2025 operations seized 366.8 kg of cannabis, destroyed a six-hectare cannabis farm in Mijilu village, Mubi North, and arrested seven cannabis suspects including two siblings caught moving 540 blocks from Akure.
Arrested 7Area 6 haCannabis 366.808 kgNDLEA destroys 6.79-hectare cannabis farm in Edo forest and arrests four
Nigeria's drug agency destroyed a 6.79-hectare cannabis farm at Ugbogui Forest in Edo State on 11 September 2025, putting the crop at over 18,000 kilogrammes. Four men found sheltering in tents on the farm were arrested and are expected to face charges.
Arrested 4Area 6.8 haCannabis 18 tNDLEA destroys 10.2 hectares of cannabis at Emu-Obiogo
Nigeria's NDLEA Delta State Command destroyed 10.2 hectares of cannabis farmland at Emu-Obiogo in Ndokwa West on 15 August 2025, one of three clearances that together totalled 36.2 hectares in operations the command later summarised in September 2026. No arrests were reported for this farm.
Area 10.2 haNDLEA arrests 46 and seizes 40 tonnes in Edo July raids
NDLEA's Edo command said its July 2025 operations arrested 46 suspects, took 39,983 kg of narcotics including 39,978 kg of cannabis out of circulation, and destroyed seven cannabis farms covering 15.85 hectares.
Arrested 46Area 15.9 haCannabis 39.977644 tNDLEA destroys 28,000 kg of cannabis in Edo forest, repels armed attack
NDLEA operatives destroyed over 28,000 kg of skunk cannabis on three plantations covering 11 hectares in the Ewere Uzebba forest of Edo State on 8 July 2025, and fought off an armed ambush by cartel members while leaving, with no casualties.
Area 11 haCannabis 28.054053 tThree arrested as 2,687kg skunk seized in Cross River warehouse
NDLEA officers raided a warehouse in Obereakai, Odukpani LGA, Cross River State on 12 June 2025, arresting three men. They recovered 2,687kg of skunk, described as a strain of cannabis.
Arrested 3Cannabis 2.687 tNDLEA arrests 39 and destroys two farms in Edo May raids
NDLEA's Edo command said its May 2025 operations arrested 39 suspects, destroyed two cannabis farms covering 0.782961 hectares and seized 1,133.337 kg of cannabis, led by a 1,115 kg interception at Oke.
Arrested 39Area 0.8 haCannabis 1.133337 tNDLEA seizes 32.24 kg of imported Loud cannabis after Lekki arrest
Nigeria's NDLEA intercepted seven cartons of imported Loud cannabis at a Lagos logistics firm on 12 March 2025 and arrested businessman Arokodare Damil Ebenezer at Bay Lounge on Admiralty Way, Lekki, on 24 March; a search of his flat added 94 grams and paraphernalia for a total of 32.24 kilograms.
Arrested 1Cannabis 32.24 kgNDLEA destroys 20-hectare cannabis farm in Delta, arrests five
NDLEA operatives backed by soldiers destroyed over 50,000 kg of cannabis on a 20-hectare farm at Innam-Abbi/Orogun in Ndokwa West, Delta State, on 27 February 2025, arresting five suspects named with their ages.
Arrested 5Area 20 haCannabis 50 t70-year-old jailed 30 months for growing cannabis on six acres in Ibadan
A Federal High Court in Ibadan sentenced 70-year-old Fidelis Igedi on 25 February 2025 to 30 months in a correctional centre for cultivating six acres of cannabis. He pleaded guilty; NDLEA officers had arrested him on the plantation in August 2024 with 7.3 kg of dried cannabis.
Area 2.4 haCannabis 7.3 kgPrison 30 monthsPair jailed 35 years each over 500.8 kg skunk moved with fake plates
The Federal High Court in Yola sentenced Shuaibu Nuhu Isa and Zidon Zurga to 35 years each for moving 500.8 kg of skunk in a Hilux and a Prado SUV with a fake presidency plate, after NDLEA and soldiers caught them on the Numan-Yola road in November 2024.
Arrested 2Charged 2Convicted 2Sentenced 2NDLEA seizes 1,960 kg of Ghanaian Loud at Eleko beach, arrests six
NDLEA Marine Command officers intercepted two boats carrying 1,960 kg of Ghanaian Loud cannabis at Eleko beach in Lekki, Lagos, in the early hours of 24 December 2024. Six foreign nationals who had brought the consignment from Ghana were arrested.
Arrested 6Cannabis 1.96 tTwo men jailed 15 years over 3 tonnes of cannabis in Lagos
A Federal High Court in Lagos convicted Gbenga Abiodun and Bashir Mohammed for trafficking 2,986.2 kg of cannabis and sentenced each count to five years, 15 years in total, with a N5 million fine option. Abiodun was caught with 2,760 kg at a Lekki shrine in October 2024; Mohammed was caught with two consignments at the Seme border in September 2024.
Convicted 2Cannabis 2.9862 tPrison 5 years on each countFine NGN 5,000,000NDLEA seizes 2,120 kg of Ghanaian Loud on Lagos beach
NDLEA officers intercepted 2,120 kg of Ghanaian Loud cannabis at Ilesan beach in Lagos on 28 November 2024, arresting suspect Onibogi Muftau and recovering four vehicles meant to move the shipment from the waterfront.
Arrested 1Cannabis 2.12 tNDLEA destroys 56 hectares of hemp farmland in Ondo
The NDLEA's Ondo command said it had destroyed about 56 hectares of suspected hemp farmland at various sites in 2024, including a 17-hectare site cleared over three days. The main planter from the latest site was held for prosecution.
Arrested 1Area 56 haNDLEA destroys 28,959 kg of cannabis in Edo and Ekiti forests
NDLEA teams destroyed 10,534.78 kg of cannabis on 4.21 hectares at Uhen forest in Edo on 12 June 2024, arresting four suspects, and 18,425 kg on 7.37 hectares at Ise Ekiti two days later, for a combined 28,959 kg.
Arrested 4Area 11.6 haCannabis 28.959 tNDLEA destroys 10 hectares of cannabis at Ogbese camp
NDLEA operatives raided the Oloro camp at Ogbese in Ondo State, arresting 50-year-old Linus Odogwu and destroying 25,000 kilogrammes of cannabis on 10 hectares of farmland while recovering 89.5 kilogrammes of processed cannabis.
Arrested 1Area 10 haCannabis 25.0895 tNDLEA seizes 44.9 tonnes in Lagos, Edo and Ondo raids
In a week of raids ending 23 March 2024, NDLEA teams destroyed cannabis warehouses and farms in Ondo and Edo and seized 10,534 kilogrammes in Lagos, counting 44,702.66 kilogrammes of cannabis in an operation the agency put at 44.9 tonnes of drugs overall, with eight arrests and 11 vehicles seized.
Arrested 8Area 8.3 haCannabis 44.7026625 tBystander shot dead as NDLEA raid on Yenagoa drug den turns violent
A bricklayer returning from work was shot dead on 20 March 2024 when a mob attacked NDLEA officers arresting a notorious dealer at Okaka in Yenagoa. The officers exchanged gunfire with the mob and arrested a 14-year-old boy.
Arrested 1Deaths 1NDLEA seizes 14.5 tonnes of Ghanaian Loud in Lagos and arrests driver
NDLEA officers trailed and stopped two trucks and a bus carrying 14,524.8 kilogrammes of cannabis, known as Ghanaian Loud, at Ojuelegba in Lagos on 28 January 2024. They arrested the 66-year-old driver, who the agency linked to a wanted Mushin-based drug baron still in hiding.
Arrested 1Cannabis 14.5248 tNDLEA destroys 9.5 hectares of cannabis farms in 2023 Osun operations
NDLEA's Osun command said its January to December 2023 operations arrested 252 suspects, secured 57 convictions and destroyed 9.5 hectares of cannabis farms holding 23.759 tonnes of cannabis in Ifedayo and Oriade.
Arrested 252Convicted 57Area 9.5 haof it destroyed 23.759 tNDLEA arrests Sokoto's first suspected cannabis farmer
The NDLEA arrested Anas Sani in Sayinna village, Tambuwal, on 2 December 2023 for growing a foreign cannabis variety inside his maize farm, which operatives uprooted; the commandant called it the first such case in Sokoto's history.
Arrested 1NDLEA destroys 21 hectares of cannabis in Ekiti, arrests 15
Nigeria's NDLEA destroyed 52,500 kg of cannabis covering 21 hectares of farmland in the Efon Alaye forest of Ekiti State on 18 November 2023, arresting 15 suspects and recovering 92 bags of processed cannabis.
Arrested 15Area 21 haCannabis 56.88 tof it destroyed 55.5 tNDLEA destroys 40 tonnes of cannabis on 16 hectares in Ekiti
In a three-day operation ending 13 September 2023, NDLEA officers stormed forests at Ijesha Isu-Ekiti in Ikole LGA and set ablaze about 40,000 kg of cannabis plants covering 16 hectares of farmland, the agency said. No arrests in the operation were reported.
Area 16 haCannabis 40 tNDLEA destroys two cannabis farms in Edo and arrests three suspects
On 28 July 2023 NDLEA's Edo command cut and burned two cannabis farms totalling 6.96 hectares in Upokhoten forest near Uzzebba, estimating the destroyed crop at 17.4 tonnes, after arresting three suspects linked to the site two weeks earlier.
Arrested 3Area 7 haCannabis 17.4 tNDLEA destroys 33 hectares of cannabis farms in Ondo and Edo
Nigeria's NDLEA destroyed 33 hectares of cannabis farms in Ondo and Edo states in July 2023, arresting six people and recovering almost 2 tonnes of processed cannabis, including 29 hectares cleared at Ofosu forest.
Arrested 6Area 33 haCannabis 1.959 tNDLEA destroys 30.9 hectares of cannabis farms in three states
NDLEA operatives destroyed 30.9 hectares of cannabis farms in Delta, Edo and Ondo states in mid-June 2023, arresting eleven people and recovering 195 kilogrammes of processed cannabis, including 18 hectares at Umuchime village and raids at Awakpa and Ala forests.
Arrested 11Area 30.9 haCannabis 195 kgNDLEA seizes 8,852 kg of cannabis after gunfight on Lagos beach road
NDLEA officers ambushed two trucks on Eleko Beach Road in Lekki on 4 May 2023 and seized 8,852 kg of imported cannabis known as Canadian Loud after a 30-minute gunfight; the drivers and armed escorts fled, so no arrests were made.
Cannabis 8.852 tNDLEA seizes 700 kg of cannabis hidden under fertiliser in Auchi trailer
NDLEA officers intercepted a trailer in Auchi, Edo State, on 24 March 2023 and found 69 bags of cannabis weighing 700 kg hidden under bags of fertiliser. The driver and his assistant were taken into custody; the fertiliser was bound for Funtua while the cannabis was to be dropped in Kaduna.
Arrested 2Cannabis 700 kgNDLEA destroys 39.8 hectares of cannabis farms in Kajola, arrests three
NDLEA officers stormed Kajola forest on 10 March 2023 and destroyed three cannabis farms measuring 39.801546 hectares. Officers arrested the farm owner, who claims to be the Baale of Kajola, with two workers in a hut near the farms.
Arrested 3Area 39.8 haNDLEA burns 72 tonnes of skunk in Edo forest after gun battle
NDLEA Strike Force officers fought through armed guards' roadblocks to reach a warehouse in the Ujiogba Forest Reserve, Esan West, on 22 February 2023, destroying 72,286 kg of warehoused skunk and five hectares of plantation. One suspect was arrested and rifles were recovered.
Arrested 1Area 5 haCannabis 72.286 tNDLEA razes warehouses holding 317 tonnes of cannabis in Edo forest, arrests four
Nigeria's NDLEA destroyed warehouses and tents holding 317,417 kg of cannabis in the Opuje forests of Edo State in a two-day operation starting 18 January 2023. Four suspects were arrested, including a man accused of posing as a police inspector to move the drugs out of the forest.
Arrested 4Cannabis 317.417 tNDLEA seizes 3,975 kg of skunk in raids across four states
Nigeria's NDLEA announced on 8 January 2023 that operations over the previous week had seized 3,975 kg of skunk cannabis in Kaduna, Kano, Lagos and Imo, plus 37.5 kg of cannabis consignments hidden in foodstuffs, a wooden sculpture and a car at Lagos airport and port. Eleven suspects were arrested, including a freight agent and a courier interception bound for London.
Arrested 11Cannabis 3.975 t4.8 tonnes of cannabis seized at Ajah with three arrested
NDLEA officers intercepted a truck and a bus carrying 113 jumbo bags of cannabis weighing 4,802.84 kg around the VGC estate area of Ajah, Lagos, on 11 December 2022, arresting three suspects. The cannabis seizure was announced alongside the agency's interdiction of 1.76 million opioid pills hidden in noodle packs.
Arrested 3Cannabis 4.80284 tNDLEA seizes 5.8 tonnes of cannabis across five states
Nigeria's NDLEA seized 5.8 tonnes of cannabis in raids across Ogun, Edo, Ondo, Ekiti and Oyo states between 21 and 26 November 2022, arresting seven dealers and destroying 12.42 hectares of farms. The haul included a 1,884 kg warehouse stash in Edo and a 566.5 kg bus load bound for Onitsha.
Arrested 7Area 12.4 haCannabis 5.8 tNDLEA burns 311 tonnes of cannabis in record Lagos drug destruction
Nigeria's NDLEA set ablaze 560,068 kilograms of forfeited drugs in Badagry, Lagos State, on 4 August 2022, the largest destruction in the agency's 32-year history. Cannabis made up 311,416 kilograms of the burned stock, seized by three Lagos commands from convicted traffickers and abandoned consignments.
Cannabis 311.41619 tNDLEA destroys 255 hectares of cannabis farms in Ondo and arrests 13
The NDLEA's Strike Force destroyed 255 hectares of cannabis farms across five Ondo forests in a seven-day operation ending 21 February 2022, arresting 13 suspects and recovering seeds and processed cannabis.
Arrested 13Area 255 haCannabis 63.85 kg5,492 kg of cannabis seized from two Edo warehouses
NDLEA officers raided concealed warehouses at Uzzeba on 23 November and Uhiere on 24 November 2021, seizing 5,492 kg of suspected cannabis in all. One 21-year-old suspect was arrested during the two operations.
Arrested 1Cannabis 5.492 tNDLEA destroys 14 hectares of cannabis farms in Edo
NDLEA officers destroyed more than 14 hectares of cannabis farms in remote forests of Ovia North East between 8 and 16 September 2021, recovering 172.6 kg of cannabis. Four suspects were arrested in follow-up raids across Owan East and Akoko Edo.
Arrested 4Area 14 haCannabis 172.6 kgNDLEA destroys 22 hectares of cannabis farms in Edo
NDLEA officers in Edo State arrested seven suspected cannabis farmers at Ughieudu near Ehor on 3 July 2021 and destroyed three farms measuring about 22.2 hectares. The farms were found through intelligence after an operation running since the previous Wednesday.
Arrested 7Area 22.2 haFake soldiers caught with 234 kg of cannabis on Kogi highway
Kogi State's NDLEA command intercepted two suspected fake soldiers on the Okene-Lokoja expressway with 394 compressed blocks of cannabis sativa hidden in their Toyota Hilux. Mohammed Nura and Abubakar Dahiru were arrested and the 234 kg consignment seized.
Arrested 2Cannabis 234 kgNDLEA finds cannabis village with 234 tonnes in Edo forest, arrests seven
NDLEA officers found four large cannabis warehouses holding 233,778 kg of dried cannabis in Ukpuje forest, Owan West, and arrested seven suspected drug barons. The agency called it the largest single concentration of cannabis it had discovered, valued at about N1.4 billion.
Arrested 7Cannabis 233.778 tStudent held at Abuja airport with 13.55 kg cannabis bound for Cyprus
NDLEA officers intercepted 23-year-old Sunday Solomon Odi at Abuja airport as he tried to board a flight to Northern Cyprus, seizing 13.55 kg of cannabis hidden in hibiscus and resealed water bottles in his luggage. Odi said a friend in Cyprus sent him the padlocked bags and he believed they held only food and malaria medicine.
Arrested 1Cannabis 13.55 kgNDLEA destroys 40-hectare cannabis plantation in Kogi, arrests owner
NDLEA officers destroyed more than 40 hectares of cannabis farms valued at over N1.5 billion at Agba-Okete in Kogi State on 6 October 2020. The suspected owner of one of the farms, 29-year-old Ameh Joseph, was arrested and was to face charges while the owners of the other farms were still sought.
Arrested 1Area 40 ha10.5 tonnes of cannabis found in Maiduguri warehouse
The NDLEA's Borno State Command uncovered 10,522 kg of compressed cannabis in 183 bags inside a warehouse at Ungwan Doki, Maiduguri, arresting one suspect in what it called the largest seizure in Nigeria's North Eastern states.
Arrested 1Cannabis 10.522 tNDLEA burns 14.3 tonnes of cannabis and arrests four in Ondo and Edo raids
NDLEA's Operation Thunder Strike IV raided six cannabis camps on the Ondo–Edo boundary in December 2019, seizing and burning 14.3 tonnes of cannabis and arresting four suspects. The joint task force with the Nigerian Army also destroyed nurseries and transplant farms and seized weapons.
Arrested 4Cannabis 14.3 tNDLEA destroys 40 hectares of cannabis in Oyo, arrests five
The NDLEA's Oyo State command destroyed more than 40 hectares of hemp plantation at Aba Tade in Oluyole LGA on 14 November 2019. Five suspects were arrested, and the commander said the owners had taken the land from the village head.
Arrested 5Area 40 haNDLEA destroys 2 hectares of cannabis farms in Edo, arrests 11
The NDLEA's Edo command destroyed two hectares of cannabis farms in Ovia North East and Etsako West within the month to 11 September 2019, seizing 452.36kg of suspected cannabis. Eleven suspects were arrested and are to be charged, while the farms' projected 248,088kg yield was never harvested.
Arrested 11Area 2 haCannabis 452.36 kgNDLEA burns 10-hectare cannabis plantation in Kogi and arrests seven
NDLEA officers with civil defence corps members stormed Igolijo village in Igalamela-Odolu at dawn, set a ten-hectare cannabis plantation ablaze and arrested the suspected owner James Ameh with six others and a pump-action gun.
Arrested 7Area 10 haNDLEA destroys 3,900 hectares of cannabis in Ondo forest reserves
On 20 May 2019, NDLEA chairman Col. Muhammad Abdallah said the agency never backed growing cannabis for medicine or profit, citing Operation Thunderstorm by the Ondo State Command, which destroyed 3,900.73 hectares in forest reserves. It answered Governor Rotimi Akeredolu's call to treat cannabis as a job-creating industry.
Area 3,900.7 haNDLEA seizes 3 tonnes of Ghana cannabis in Ilorin lorry
NDLEA officers intercepted a lorry loaded with compressed cannabis hidden under secondhand clothes at Okolowo, Ilorin, on 8 November 2018, arresting two of its three occupants. The agency said the roughly three-tonne consignment came from Ghana and was bound for Togo and Benin, worth at least N250 million.
Arrested 2Cannabis 3 tNDLEA destroys 200 hectares of cannabis in Ondo, arrests 137
Ondo State's NDLEA command said it arrested 137 drug suspects between May and October 2018 and destroyed 200 hectares of cannabis plantations. Commander Haruna Gagara announced the figures in Akure, saying the state had become fertile ground for cannabis cultivation.
Arrested 137Area 200 haNDLEA seizes 1,996 kg of cannabis in Edo warehouse
NDLEA officers traced a cannabis warehouse in Ugbubezi Forest, Owan West, and evacuated 1,996 kilograms of compressed and dried cannabis worth more than N20 million, arresting two suspected cartel workers. The command said the warehouse stored cannabis for transport to buyers across the country.
Arrested 2Cannabis 1.996 tNDLEA destroys 50 hectares of cannabis in Edo in 2017, arrests 240
The NDLEA's Edo State command said it destroyed 50 hectares of cannabis farms between January and December 2017, seized 50,000 kg of cannabis and arrested 240 suspected dealers.
Arrested 240Area 50 haCannabis 50 tNDLEA destroys 5,000 hectares of cannabis farms in Ondo, arrests 14
The NDLEA's Special Enforcement Team destroyed more than 5,000 hectares of cannabis farms at Ala Forest in Akure North, Ondo State, in a two-day operation, arresting fourteen suspects and urging a switch to cocoa farming.
Arrested 14Area 5,000 haNDLEA destroys 246 tonnes of cannabis on seven farms in Ekiti
The NDLEA's Ekiti State command destroyed 246 tonnes of cannabis on seven farms at Ode-Ekiti in Gbonyin Local Government Area, after uncovering seventeen farms in all. No growers were found, and ten farms were left standing for lack of logistics, the commander said.
of it destroyed 246 tOperation Herb Spring: 31 tonnes of cannabis seized in Osun forest
The NDLEA's Operation Herb Spring raided 27 storage camps in the Orita-Ijebu forest reserve near Ikire, Osun State, on 18 November 2016, destroying 2,317 bags of cannabis weighing nearly 31 tonnes and arresting eleven suspected farmers. The agency put the street value at N309 million.
Arrested 11Cannabis 30.992 tEx-lawmaker jailed seven years over 81.9 kg of cannabis in Yola
Former Adamawa lawmaker Missa Bobbo was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Federal High Court in Yola for possessing 81.9 kilograms of cannabis. He had been arrested in Jada in 2013 after months of NDLEA monitoring, and officers also harvested fresh plants from his farm.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 81.9 kgPrison 7 years imprisonmentNDLEA destroys 43-hectare cannabis plantation in Oyo State
Nigeria's drug agency destroyed a 43-hectare cannabis plantation at the Seriki Gambari Forest Reserve in Oyo State on 18 June 2015, a week after clearing 24 hectares in the same reserve. The state commander warned the crop could extend over 2,000 hectares of the forest.
Area 43 haNDLEA destroys N15.1bn cannabis in four-state Operation Weed Eater
Nigeria's NDLEA ran the twelve-day Operation Weed Eater across Ekiti, Edo, Delta and Kogi states, destroying plantations and intercepting trucks for a stated 1,514,278 kg of cannabis worth N15.1 billion. Ten suspects were arrested, including the Akunnubas syndicate's operational head.
Arrested 10Cannabis 1,514.278 tNDLEA uses a tractor to clear 57 hectares of cannabis in Osun forest
Nigeria's drug agency deployed a tractor for the first time to destroy 57 hectares of cannabis plantations in the Gbongan Forest Reserve, seizing an estimated 676,800 kg of the drug and arresting the baron said to fund them.
Arrested 1Area 57 haCannabis 676.8 tNDLEA and soldiers raid Akala in Mushin, Lagos and arrest 47
A joint NDLEA and army team raided the Akala criminal hideout in Mushin, Lagos on 2 June 2013, arresting 47 suspects and seizing a cannabis warehouse. The agency said the 3,166.15 kg haul was mainly cannabis with small amounts of heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine.
Arrested 47NDLEA burns 61,000 kilograms of seized cannabis in Akure
Nigeria's NDLEA publicly destroyed 61,000 kilograms of drug exhibits, mostly cannabis, in Akure on 16 July 2012. Chairman Ahmadu Giade said Ondo State had led national seizures and that 514 hectares of farmland had been traced to cannabis in the previous two years.
Cannabis 61 tPolice destroy 10-hectare cannabis farm in Ondo and arrest six
Ondo State police destroyed a ten-hectare suspected cannabis farm at Emure Ile in Owo council area, valued by the police at about N2 billion, and arrested six workers including two brothers. The farm was handed to the NDLEA after the raid.
Arrested 6Area 10 haNDLEA destroys 155 hectares of hemp farms in Osun
Nigeria's drug agency announced on 8 February 2010 that its Osun State Command had destroyed more than 155 hectares of Indian hemp farms worth N5 billion across the state. In a separate operation officers recovered 600 kg of hemp worth about N150 million from one Steven Enenwe.
Area 155 haCannabis 600 kgNDLEA seizes 421 bags of Indian hemp from Oyo warehouse
Oyo State drug officers seized 421 bags of Indian hemp valued at more than N8 million from a bungalow warehouse at Adewolu village after a three-day stakeout; the dealer was still at large when the seizure was announced in December 2009.
NDLEA destroys 24-hectare cannabis plantation in Osun forest reserve
The Osun State command of the NDLEA destroyed a 24-hectare cannabis plantation in a forest reserve bordering the Ayedaade, Isokan, Irewole and Ife South council areas, with police, civil defence and local government staff. The command called it the largest it had destroyed in the state.
Area 24 haMan claiming to be 114 arrested with 6.5 tonnes of cannabis in Ogun
NDLEA officers arrested Sulaiman Adebayo at his home in Odeda, Ogun State, in March 2009 after finding 6.5 tonnes of cannabis behind his house; the farmer, who claimed to be 114 years old, said he thought the sacks held rice.
Arrested 1Cannabis 6.5 tNDLEA reports 6.1 tonnes seized and 34 held in Ondo
Ondo State's NDLEA command said it arrested 34 suspects and seized 6.1 tonnes of Indian hemp across the state over three months, with 11 convictions. Officers credited traditional rulers with a key role in curbing cultivation.
Arrested 34Cannabis 6.1 tNDLEA seizes 71 tonnes of cannabis and arrests 300 in Edo
Edo State's NDLEA command said it impounded 71,000kg of Indian hemp and arrested 300 people in the first half of 2008, with 18 suspects convicted and 10 more awaiting prosecution. The half-year seizures followed a January burning of about 76 tonnes of cannabis in the state.
Arrested 300Charged 28Cannabis 71 tNDLEA seizes 80.5 tonnes of cannabis in Ibadan warehouses
Nigeria's drug agency seized 80.53 tonnes of cannabis from two warehouses in a residential area of Ibadan between 29 and 30 May 2008, arresting eight suspects in what the agency called its largest single seizure.
Arrested 8Cannabis 80.53 tNDLEA seizes 2.1 tonnes of marijuana in Lagos, parades 12 suspects
The Lagos State command of Nigeria's NDLEA called 2,135.5 kg of marijuana seized from suspects at different locations across the state its biggest haul since the command was created, parading 12 suspects. Sector Commander Abiodun Adesola said the consignments were meant for distribution and consumption in Lagos.
Arrested 12Cannabis 2.1355 t